RISK FACTORS FOR MORTALITY IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AT A PUBLIC HOSPITAL

• Main Authors: Thalita Bento Talizin (Author), Anderson Vaz Bruscagim (Author), Ana Carolina Corrêa (Author), Victória Prudêncio Ferreira (Author), Heloísa Bortholazzi (Author), Júlia Dutra Balsanelli (Author), João Pedro de Andrade Vieira (Author), Carolina Matias Bauer (Author), Josiane Festti (Author), Claudia Maria Dantas de Maio Carrilho (Author), Lucienne Tibery Queiroz Cardoso (Author), Cintia Magalhães Carvalho Grion (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate risk factors for mortality in geriatric patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS: We studied older patients admitted to the ICU in a historical cohort study. Convenience sampling was performed for all patients aged 60 years or older, admitted to the 20 beds o...